STATE OF NEW YORK
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4353
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to membership on
the New York city transit authority advisory council
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1204-e of the public authorities
2 law, as added by chapter 483 of the laws of 1981 and such section as
3 renumbered by section 2 of part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is
4 amended to read as follows:
5 2. Such council shall consist of [fifteen] sixteen members who shall
6 be commuters who regularly use the transportation services of such
7 authorities. Five of such members shall be appointed by the governor
8 upon the recommendation of the mayor of the city of New York; five upon
9 the recommendation of the president of the city council of the city of
10 New York; [and] five other members appointed upon the recommendation one
11 by each of the borough presidents of the boroughs of the city of New
12 York; and one upon the recommendation of "LiveOn NY". The chairman shall
13 be a member selected by the membership of the committee. Each of the
14 members shall serve for a term of two years, provided, however, that of
15 the first appointments, two appointed upon the recommendation of the
16 mayor and two appointed upon the recommendation of the president of the
17 city council shall serve for a term of one year. Vacancies occurring
18 other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as
19 the original appointments for the balance of the unexpired term.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
21 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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